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J. SCHLESINGER- CUFF PROTECTOR Filed 001,- 10 l922 INVENTOR 15612 lesiryel .4 TTORNE Y Patented Dec. 25, 1923.

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JACKSON SCHLESING-ER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CUFF PROTECTOR.

Application filed October 10, 1922. Serial No. 593,512.

T (M whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAcKsoN SCHLESIN- GER, citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cufi Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cufi protectors, l0 and the main object is to provide an auxiliary type of cuff and covers that area of cuff which lies on the underside of the sleeve thereby forming a guard which prevents the cuff from becoming soiled or spotted.

Another object is to provide a modified type of cuff protector which is especially adapted for use by persons in professional life who must at all times have their wearing apparel in a scrupulously clean condition. The cuffs of a shirt are generally difficult to keep clean owing to the forearm resting upon such articles as tables, desks, and the like, and a cuff protector such as is hereinafter disclosed fills a well-known need.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure l is an illustration of a hand and arm upon which the cuff guard is secured.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the preferred type of guard.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of a shirt cuff, showing the protector in'place thereon.

Figure 4is a perspective View of the modified type of cuff protector preferably used with turn-over cuffs 4O Describing the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 indicates the left hand of a person, the arm of said person being draped by a shirt arm 2 which has a turnover cuff 3 formed at its end, said cuff generally covering the wrist.

Present day styles in the wearing of shirts call for the cuff to extend slightly below the edge of the coat sleeve. When the person affects this style and is engaged in writing or other labor which requires him to support his hand and forearms on a table or the like, the cuffs on the underside of the hand quickly become soiled or spotted, owing to the dust or like particles on said table. Obviously, to guard this underside of the cuff 4 would prevent such condition and thereby retain the cuff in a clean condition for a longer period of time.

The cuff protector is preferably composed of a fiat rectangular sheet of transparent celluloid 5 which has its corners 6 rounded, and is bent at point 7 intermediate of its length, said bend providing an underlap 8 and overlap 9. Both laps lie in planes adjacent to each other and the underlap 8 is of less height than the overlap 9. The deep channel 10 formed between the laps 8 and 9 receives the shirt cuff.

An eyelet or opening 11 is formed in the underlap 8 and is provided to secure the cuff protector in place by being slipped over the snap cuff button, the latter being formed of two members 12 and 13 which are adapted to interlock in the usual way. It is obvious that the shirt cuff will be fully protected from the outside by the overlap 9, and from the inside by the underlap 8, the latter being very useful when the arm of a person perspires freely.

The modified type of cuff protector illus trated in Figure 5 is similar to the preferred type, but is designed for use exclusively with turn-over cuffs, and hook 141: formed by bending the extension 15 as provided on the overlap 9 on the upper edge, and at a point opposite to the eyelet 11. This hook eliminates the possibility of overhang of the cuff protector, as it suspends the free end of said protector from the cuff, and in addition prevents the said protector from becoming disarranged while being used.

I claim A cuff protector comprising a rectangular celluloid member folded over on itself intermediate its length providing an inner and outer lap, said laps being adapted to receive a shirt cuff therebetween, an extension on one end of the outer lap? formed into a hook and adapted to engage a turnover cuff, the inner lap at the end opposite to the hook having an eyelet therein adapted to engage the cuff button.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 30 day of September A D. 1922'.

JACKSON SCHLESINGER. 

